Tag: funny

Navigating awkardness

heh. it is still unclear if social networks have sharply increased the amount of awkward in the world (i suspect yes). here are some antidotes.

HOW TO… GET SOMEONE ON THE BUS TO TURN THEIR MUSIC DOWN
This is the same principle as trying to keep the seat next to you free. Don’t put your bag on it and stare at your feet, because people sense what you’re trying to do and it doesn’t work. Instead, you should smile at them as they approach and pat the seat invitingly. That guarantees it’s kept free, as no one wants to sit beside a nutter. Similarly, when someone’s playing their music loudly, don’t directly ask them to turn it down. Instead, catch their eye. Nod, smile — maybe even conduct along to the music they’re playing or go and sit down next to them. Generally act like you’re enjoying their awful din, which will promptly weird them out to the point that they will turn it off just to get you off their case.

Unrealistic dinosaurs

I can’t say why, exactly, but the illustration of the dinosaur doesn’t seem realistic enough. Can we use a photo instead?

that site is both really funny and also depressing. i can understand my friends getting out of the industry due to a) clients being morons, b) race to the bottom from worldwide competition on the one hand and increased automation on the other.
2017-09-23:

One of his main points of contention is the way that we consider dinosaur heads. “The reference has always been crocodiles. The biggest thing is teeth and facial fat. Readers have to be aware that all dinosaurs they see in all media, and especially in popular culture, seem to have their heads flensed. They’ve always got these weird grins with only the teeth visible.” Most animals have lips and gums and lumps of facial fat that change the profile of the head, and cover the teeth. But in many predatory dinosaur illustrations, these are usually missing, making them look fierce, if improbable. “Another trope is what I like to call the ‘roadkill hair’ trope”. Some fossils show signs of hair, which Kosemen says can lead to artists illustrating their creatures with hair only on the parts where it was found on a fossil. However, it’s possible that some dinosaurs had much more hair that they are usually shown to have. “Imagine if you found a raccoon, and only half of the tail was covered in hair, so then you carry that over to a living reconstruction.”


Swans imagined as though they were featherless dinosaurs.

Outdoor baby storage

this is genius. it ensures babies get the fresh air and exercise they need.

This article of manufacture comprises a housing or cage, wherein the baby or young child together with proper toys may be placed. The baby is enabled to receive fresh air through the screen or wire fabric, and it will be noted that the baby has sufficient room or space for playing with toys. Furthermore suitable bed clothing may be arranged in the cage or housing, when suspended adjacent the window or the house or apartment, so that when it is time for the baby to take a nap, the bed clothing may be made up in one corner wherein the baby may sleep.

45 Minute Startup

even so, techcrunch still wrote 3 articles about it in those 45 min.

FrendTrend, a new social media startup that branded itself as “a fun, intuitive way to connect and share with friends online,” celebrated its long-awaited launch at 9:00 this morning, shuttering its doors later this morning at 9:45

Realistic play

the 4-year-old of a coworker has pretend Skype conversations with imaginary friends on his toy-that-looks-like-a-computer, and the first few minutes of these pretend conversations go as follows: “I can see you but I can’t hear you. Now I can hear you but I can’t see you.”